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Purpuric---petechial exanthema of the right lower limb.
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In immunocompetent patients, human cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections are generally asymptomatic. Infection by this virus takes on particular importance during pregnancy owing to a risk of congenital infection occurring as a result of fetal transmission. In this article, we report the case of two siblings with this infection. The younger sibling had...
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Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a ubiquitous Herpesviridae virus with a wide spectrum of pathology in humans. Host immunity is a major determinant of the clinical manifestation of CMV and can vary widely in the gastroenterology and hepatology practice setting. Immunocompetent patients generally develop a benign, self-limited mononucleosis-like syndr...
